A story of little ballerinas with big dreams.
Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don't always come true-they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by.
But the first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn't stop them from becoming a star.
In a lyrical tale as beautiful as a dance en pointe, Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper tell the story of one little ballerina who was inspired by Janet Collins to make her own dreams come true.
| ISBN: | 9780399252846 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 2014 |
| Author: | Kristy Dempsey |
| Illustrator: | Floyd Cooper |
| Publisher: | Philomel Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet Historical Fiction |
A story of little ballerinas with big dreams.Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage.
A Dance Like Starlight features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet, Historical Fiction
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A Dance Like Starlight was written by Kristy Dempsey and published by Philomel Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
A Dance Like Starlight has 32 pages